A distant relative got married yesterday. She is only eighteen i think. As a backgrounder, the elder sister got married when she was 18 and their eldest joined the matrimony when he was 21.
The scheduled wedding is not a result of a well-planned and deliberate intention to enter into a family life. As per my observation, neither was there a reasonable period of courtship. To my mind, the untimely wedding is brought about by the unintended pregnancy of the bride. I wish im wrong.
The bride: She didn’t finish college, unemployed, young, and pretty (of course she is my relative).
The groom: He did not attend college. He has no visible and permanent sources of income. He gets financial support from his relatives. He was most of the times jobless and on the few occasions that he landed on a job, he would not last long because he does not have interest in keeping his job.
He is indulged in different vices such as drinking intoxicating liquors and womanizing, to which vices it seems he cannot detach himself anymore. He adores “adors” such as “emperador”, “matador”, “fundador” his filthy Labrador and bestfriend Salvador haha.
I did not attend the wedding as my schedule did not permit me. But one week prior to the wedding, i was there in the province and i was among those consulted about the reception arrangement. Note that it was then one week before the wedding. The father of the bride broke the news by announcing that so far, the groom has contributed P15,000 only. And that the groom thinks that it is good enough to cover the wedding expenses. Haha he must have lost his sanity. 15k for the floral arrangement in the church, Gowns, invitations, video coverage, sound system and reception???! When asked, the groom conceitedly said, “that’s all i can share”. The mother of the bride sobbed and my dad immediately reprimanded the groom but we all know that doing so is futile.
At the very outset, all of us in the family look upon the idea of their plan of getting married with great disfavour. My cousins displayed animosity to the groom. But the couples insisted until they finally solicited the consent of their respective parents-in-law.
The parents-in-law are engaged in farming and are yet to harvest the “palay” this early December. The siblings of the bride have their own family to feed and have their own battle against poverty.
The mother of the bride humbly sought our help. My dad did not manifest support, but he has a gentle heart so i know he will chip in the end. They asked every competent relative for his willing share. I have no extra cash in hand to be candid and was not willing to share because it’s the groom’s family who should carry the burden but the situation warrants a kind heart and an open wallet haha.
Three days before the wedding, i gave 10k to the bride and now, i cant go to the grocery store, i can’t go to the mall, i cant buy credits for my phone, i cant sleep haha.
They managed to celebrate the wedding. what’s next? we will contribute money for their conjugal house?
agree kay ate grace hehe
dun ako agree sa paghingi ng 10k kasi ikakasal na din ung isang puppy ko haha! enge din kuya
pero seriously, baka nga unwanted pregnancy kaya ngpakasal if not hindi naman nila cguro gugustuhin n mgsama lalo na hindi sila prepared sa buhay na gusto nilang pasukin. I don’t think its right to feel sorry for ur cousin kuya after all she’s 18 somehow nasa maturity stage na sya naover mature lang ata hehe
inunahan ka pa hahaha!
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hhhhahahahah hingi din ako 10k pang HK hahahha
ur so sweet…
:D
Posted by louraine at November 10, 2008, 3:34 pmim already penniless. my phone still has no credits haha. when im going to get married, i will solicit donations from you THREE: KG, YEINE and ENGRLOU. haha
Posted by kuyanin at November 10, 2008, 5:24 pmhahaha.. ako rin ikakasal na kelangan ko ng contribution mo, pde na khit 10k lang.. :p
but seriously dpat dina muna sila nagpakasal.. ksi nga they are both not ready finacially tska mukhang ndi mgiging responsable ung lalaki, wt if the girl is pregnant nga? mas lalo silang mhihirapan… opinion lang nman!
wala na rin mgagawa ksi tpos na ung wedding, wait mo na lng till binyagan na.. hahaha!
Posted by sp00fed at November 10, 2008, 7:35 pmmarriage is not the answer to pregnancy before marriage.wlang foundation ang kasal nila. poor people..malamang dala lang yan ng sabi ng mga kamag-anak nila.
anyway, there’s something wrong with ur chatbox. i cant leave a message.hav a nice day
Posted by flor at November 10, 2008, 8:16 pmwell, the bride and the groom has something in common - theyre both not smart! hehe
what’s the hurry?
sorry, as if it may sound offensive, but nowadays, having a family requires LOVE and INCOME.
Posted by chyng at November 11, 2008, 12:40 amwahhhh ive got nothing to give other than one sack of cement. not even enough to hold one foot of your house hehehehheehe
Posted by louraine at November 11, 2008, 8:55 amikakasal ka na spo0fed? mas marami kang pera.. nakabili ka nga ng bahay eh. ako uutang dapat sayo haha
Posted by kuyanin at November 11, 2008, 10:58 ami also agree with you flor. okay lang sana kung sila lang apektado.. kundi pati parents nila… at ung parents ng babae, di namin matiis kaya pag lumapit, mahirap tanggihan.
Posted by kuyanin at November 11, 2008, 11:01 am@chyng: i fully subscribe to your last statement. Love alone cannot feed hungry mouths. Thus, the law on family relations says that aside from mutual love and adoration, capacity to perform the marital obligations is another paramount consideration. Stripped of this, the marriage may be rendered null and void by the Courts.
Posted by kuyanin at November 11, 2008, 11:09 am@lou: hmmm i will appreciate it more if you can make that one sack of cement into a dozen.. i suppose that’s enough for a comfort room haha.
Posted by kuyanin at November 11, 2008, 11:14 am(LOL)
i agree with your point of view that wedding is the solution for the pride of the family..
Even if we have a tradition for that but we must consider the future..
Posted by kurt at November 11, 2008, 11:37 amano pa ba masasabi ko?
,, iisa lang ang mga comments eh. anyway tama naman lahat ng mga statements mo.. approve..hehe
masasabi ko lang eh hayaan u na,,malay mo magbago rin yung guy.. cla rin namn magsusuffer kung hindi nila itutuwid ang pagkakamali eh d b? hehe
Posted by hbc at November 11, 2008, 12:56 pm“ikakasal ka na spo0fed? mas marami kang pera.. nakabili ka nga ng bahay eh. ako uutang dapat sayo haha ”
HAHA! may gnon? shhh.. wag kng maingay utang un! :p
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@HBC: thanks for sharing to us your views about the topic. great day!
Posted by kooonin at November 11, 2008, 11:40 pmhmm… nowadays there are lots of youngsters getting married.. with the wrong reason.. i supposed.. that is still their decision.. but sometimes.. they just don’t see the consequences of the future.. sometimes.. they tend to think of what other people around them would say.. yon ang mali.. they should take into consideration kung ano magiging future nila at ng magiging anak nila.. pwede naman ipagpaliban muna ang kasal diba.. just my two cents..
Posted by hannah at November 13, 2008, 12:42 amthe pressures of society. young, unprepared, and no sense of responsibility. hmmm… i wish they both grow up faster. dont you worry, koonin, some people change when they become parents. i hope this couple would.
i wish them well.
Ang bait naman ni kuyanin!
But indeed you’re right, its not the answer and it would just add to the burden. I hope more young people will realize that before marrying!
You’re right…marriage is something that it supposed to be though of really hard. Hindi yung basta naisipan lang, go na. Cliche as it sounds, it is really not like “kanin na isinubo, pag nainitan, iluluwa.” he! he!
Pwede rin ba humingi ng 10k?
Posted by kg at November 9, 2008, 5:46 pm